Ace, you're not alone, so stop acting like you are. You don't have to take it all upon yourself. This fight isn't just yours. If I have to concede you made one mistake -- and understand, I'm loathe to even do that -- then it would be that you keep taking responsibility for things beyond your control instead of letting us help you.
It's hard. I'm not asking you to understand overnight, but you have to start trusting us enough to know that we're smart enough not to waste our time on someone who didn't deserve it.
I know after everything with Blackbeard that's harder to believe, but think about it like this. Even after he did that, we still always trusted and loved you and knew you better than that.
We weren't getting hurt and dying because of you anymore than you got hurt and died because of Luffy. We're full grown adults Ace. We knew the possible consequences and kept charging forward anyway. OUR choice. You didn't force us there by your side, we chose to be there, because that's where we belong. Who's mark is on your back? That's where you belong too.
I'll help you fight those memories and thoughts, but you have to let me too. Trust me enough that this is something so important and true, that I'll do whatever it takes to help you see it too.
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Ace, you're not alone, so stop acting like you are. You don't have to take it all upon yourself. This fight isn't just yours. If I have to concede you made one mistake -- and understand, I'm loathe to even do that -- then it would be that you keep taking responsibility for things beyond your control instead of letting us help you.
It's hard. I'm not asking you to understand overnight, but you have to start trusting us enough to know that we're smart enough not to waste our time on someone who didn't deserve it.
I know after everything with Blackbeard that's harder to believe, but think about it like this. Even after he did that, we still always trusted and loved you and knew you better than that.
We weren't getting hurt and dying because of you anymore than you got hurt and died because of Luffy. We're full grown adults Ace. We knew the possible consequences and kept charging forward anyway. OUR choice. You didn't force us there by your side, we chose to be there, because that's where we belong. Who's mark is on your back? That's where you belong too.
I'll help you fight those memories and thoughts, but you have to let me too. Trust me enough that this is something so important and true, that I'll do whatever it takes to help you see it too.